The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-28

There are 800 mAsons ~ this
Stste.
The Homestead Law is Catching it
from the papers The Legislature
does not fool with it.
Last vear South carolina had on
its tax lists $144.472,181.
Elk. Congressman Reid hss returned
home and made arrangements to
pay his debts, it is stated.
The Raleigh Chronicle got the
State Printing.
War seems to be inevitable in
Europe. Well all the''powers" have
been preparing 70; war for the last
ten years.
At Cleveland. Ohio, on Jan. goth.
mother killed three children and
then committed suicide.
Mr.. Maxwell German is now one
Of the editors of the Durham To-
bocco Plant, Mr.. Burkhead IS the
other one.
We gladly place The Spectators. of
La Grange, N. c., On our exchange
LIST.
Pinkerlon's detectives last week
nurderously shot down IA year
old toy. ia the vicinity of the New
York coal strike.
The Courier is . new paper start
ed at Nashville, Nash county, n. c..
Mr.. W. 3. Green is editor and pro-
prietor. May it succeed.
This was in the last Chronicle:
The State Chronicle is not, nor has
ever been. a ''strong Prohibition
paper"
Balm cx-president of the defunct
Exc change National Bank ofNorfolk.
Va, he's been sentenced to five years
hard labor in the penitentiary Blight.
All of the Scoundrels ought to share
his fate.
John L. Sullivan, of Boston, the
cham sion prize fighter of the worl} ,
fought drawn battle with Cardiff
last week. Sullivan broke his wrist
in the FIRST round by missing Cardiff
and striking a post, otherwise he
would haye whipped the Minneapolis
man.
Henry Wattersen Of the Courier
Journal is one Of the soundest men
In this country On politics. He gives
his sound Democratic views alwas
in plain unmlstakable Kentucky
style.
i Frank Hiscock, Republican. waa
last week elected Senator by the
New York Legislature.
Clipped: Alarmed wife IT, hus
. band who has just come in)-'sWhy
John, dear. you look ill.," Husband
II may (hic) look Ill, M dear. but
(hic) feel frs rate"
The Charleston IS. c. Nesos 8
Courier, has compiled and published
IN pamphlet form general review
of the progress of Sosth Carolina
her improvements, resources and II
fact q map Of the interests uf thu
State. II is called South Carolina
} and shows that the Palmetto State
is better than its reputation.
Chas. Fred Adams. Depratmenta
Examiner for the Civil Service Com
mission, is making material for clerk
slips now by helding examination
of applicants IN this State and feutl
Carolina. The examination paper.
are numbered, sealed all sent t.
Washington for inspection.
A painful statement comes t,,l
that Zad Twiford Of Mays Head
eon-ln-law of VIM. Tillett. was shot,
probably on Thursday, while du.:k
ing in Currituck Sound. 1t was not
st. ted whether the shooting was de-.
signed or accidental or whether the
wound was fatal.-Econom ist
We may be bray ging too soon, hat
Tarberu has not had failure these
hard times. This speaks we'll fol
both merchants and customers
Southerner.
The Wadesboro Inteligencer tells
Of perfect petri6ed dogs foot.
Monday. Jan. 18th. the pension
bill amounting to $75 0Oo, 600 pass ed
in Congress. 1t goes to the
North; at least one third Of it was
taken from Southern pockets. That
is one national way OF taking from
the South and adding to the North
avery year, hut still the South holds
her own. Southern members Ct
Congress quietly submit to it.
Chiefly National issues are dis
cussed and the House resolves itself
into body advisory to Congress
If the North Carolina Legislature
did not tell the National Congress
what to DO / don't know what would
become Of that body. s.They say
that every night before retiring Mr.
Cleveland asks if the North Carolins
Legislature has issued any late edic1
about u: tional aff.irs,-Jv Daniels
A valuable tract Of laod in AnsoE
county recently sold for 81 per acre
This is one OF the results which fol
l.ws the all-cpttcn syst0m of farming